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    Hopes for the hungry dashed by a failure to inform? GMOs and poverty reduction

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Recent developments in agricultural biotechnology have offered significant hope for the hungry in developing nations. Evidence suggests, however, that biotechnology may face severe delivery problems. Inadequate information and the poor performance of seed markets mean that promises of more productive plant varieties and better human nutrition may not be met.
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    Why wait for post-conflict reconstruction?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Conflict is a major source of poverty in many developing countries and it also affects neighbouring countries. Why not try and avoid the human and economic costs during conflict? What economic strategies would be most fruitful? Research from the University of Oxford examined how Afghanistan, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Uganda ran their economies during war.
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    Red alert! Anaemia is widespread among women in Andhra Pradesh

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    South Asia has some of the highest rates of anaemia in the world, mirroring overall levels of malnutrition. Researchers from the University of North Carolina, USA, studied social and economic factors linked to anaemia in Andhra Pradesh, a southern Indian state. They found that anaemia is most common among poor urban women.
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    Children of drought. What will it take to boost the health of Zimbabwe's hungry generation?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    How do government policies affect children's health? Do better health services and fairer access to land mean better nutrition? What role do parents and communities play in child health?
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    Involving grandmothers in mother and child health projects

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    What do grandmothers know about health issues? Does acknowledging grandmothers’ influence on family health matters lead to better programmes? And how can grandmothers get involved?
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    What are refugee camps good for? The plight of refugees in sub-Saharan Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Are refugee camps good for refugees? Are refugee camps good for Africa? Is this strategy for dealing with refugees a successful one for them and their host nations, African countries in particular?
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    Facing an uncertain future: The Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    During 1991 and 1992, more than 250 000 Rohingya Muslims sought refuge in Bangladesh from persecution by the army in Burma. Since then the bulk of them have been repatriated, but around 21 000 refugees remain in camps under difficult conditions.
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    Is the UNHCR doing its job?: Combining refugee relief with local development in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
    Food and water deprivation, inadequate health and education facilities, prison-like restrictions on freedom of movement, ethnic and gender violence, ad-hoc justice and collective punishment: this is how Cairo- based refugee scholar Barbara Harrell-Bond recently described the plight of many refugees in UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) camps in Africa.
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    Dishing the dirt on street food safety in Accra, Ghana

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    A lot of ready-to-eat food is sold on the streets in developing countries. People who buy it often care more about convenience than safety, quality and hygiene. But are they taking a big risk? Researchers from the University of Ghana assessed the safety of street foods in Accra, Ghana.
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    Stunted childhood? The effects of work on the growth of Jordanian boys

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    What is the effect of having to work on a child's health and development? Has legislation helped those who suffer from ill health? A study by the University of Warwick explores the plight child workers in Jordan. It found that the number of years of work and low incomes had a negative effect on children’s height and weight.

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